This is a long (aka very, very long) term project of one of our Directors. It is a 1980 Mini 1000 with a space frame and a Suzuki Hayabusa 1300cc motorbike engine mounted amidships, giving apporoximately 180bhp (almost 5 times the cars original power!!!). When finished it should weigh approximately 550kg which will give a power to weight ratio of 330bhp/tonne, giving it a similar ratio to cars such as the Porsche 911 Turbo S, the Audi R8 V10 and the BMW M5 CS. A proper little weapon!!!
VW T4 Transporter Camper
This T4 came to us having stood at the owners home for a number of years. It had a severe case of tin-worm all around the shell. The owner wanted to recommission it so both he and his wife could travel the British Isles and enjoy it. Whilst it was in our workshop for many weeks and proved to be a challenge, the result made it all worth it, helped along a bit by the fact the owner was a really nice fella.
Gilburn Invader
We had this lovely little V6 coupé in due to collapsed rear suspension mounts. The owner had done a quick fix, to keep the rear end off the ground, but wanted a more permanent solution. We cut the non-structural fibregalss around the area to gain access and engineered a new, stronger mounting than standard. To ensure it would not corrode from the inside out, as it had before, we cavity waxed the box section repair, before restoring the fibreglass back to it's original state.
Mercedes CL65 AMG
This car was a monster. It came in from it paralysed owner, it even had hand controls for the brake and accelerator!!! The OSF inner wing had corroded, leaving a hole around the suspension strut top. We addressed this issue and took it for a test drive (with the permission of the owner - of course). A lovely car.
This Japanese family wagon came in having failed it's MOT on the exhaust. On further inspection the centre section had fractured into two pieces and had a large hole near where it joined to the rear section. The customer stated they couldn't get a replacement anywhere. We inquired and found it to be a dealer only part at over £2,200!!!
We welded the fracture up and added a gusset plate to further strengthen the fix and welded the hole up. This was a particularly hard weld due to the poor state of the existing steel that we had to work with. However our perseverance saved the customer well over £2000.
MG Magnette
This lovely 1960 MG Magnette came into us requiring a full brake pipe change, including all flexible hoses, a new timing cover oil seal and a conversion from the old dynamo to a much more modern dynometer.
It was a pleasure to work on this historic vehicle and to meet the owner, who was a very affable chap, who uses this car for road trips around the British isles.
Nissan Navara
This pickup came to us in a sorry state, suffering from the common issue of cracked chassis legs. We removed the bed (with a little help from our landlord) and set about straightening the bent chassis out and welding some 3mm reinforcing plates in place, before replacing the bed. A satisfying repair.